Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 8th 2012
Nov28
We do have seasons in SoCal; the signs are just more subtle. I started a new project Nov 13. Inspired by these colors in the garden. I made so much progress this weekend because I caught a headcold and napped and knitted the long weekend away. The other body half and sleeve is finished but [...]
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Nov21
While going through my father-in-law’s house last week, I found a few things that I had made for my in-laws over the years. One of them was this doily that I made for Tina nearly 15 years ago. It was stuffed somewhere, wine stain and all. Martin found it and put it aside for me. [...]
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Nov18
I discovered that I can knit and use the elliptical trainer at the same time this morning. 25 minutes never went so fast.
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Nov15
When I first read Michelle’s Crib Notes for Socks, I thought, why? What in the world is wrong with a ruler/tape measurer? Or if those aren’t handy, what’s wrong with trying it on? Well, you know, there are just times when you just don’t want to carry that one extra thing, and you really aren’t [...]
Nov08
The vest is finally done (scroll half way down this entry). It took a while because it sat in a heap, pouting for 6 weeks. I fought with the v-neck, ripped it out twice. I finally decided that it’s “good enough.” I just got tired of fighting with it. I also had to undo the [...]
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